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Suggest Side Effects Of Sazo
I am taking Sazo 1000 twice a day for last six months and feeing relief in pain. In between it was reduced to 500 mg but again the pain started I started to take 1000 mg in morning and 500 mg in the evening. I want to know for how long I hv to take this tab. and what are the side effects of this tab.
Tue, 15 Sep 2020
Hi,
Sazo (500mg) is sulfasalazine which is known as Disease Modifying Anti - Rheumatic Drugs or DMARDs in therapeutic class used for rheumatoid arthritis or mild inflammatory arthritis. It takes time to work. Patient will start to get positive feedbacks from this medication at 4-8 weeks and maximum results at 3-6 months. You can stop taking this drug at any time, no tapering is needed. But, beneficial effects of this medication that you have got from this drug , will be subsided at 6 weeks after stopping to consume.
Sulfasalzine has its own side effects like allergic reaction, lower blood counts or pancytopenia, GIT irritation like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, headache, dizziness, tiredness, urine may become orange or yellow in colour, liver damage, oligospermia (low sperm count) , weight loss etc. A patient with sulfasalzine, should undergo for investigations like blood counts and liver tests between every two weeks to every three months.
Take care. Hope I have answered your questions. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General and Family Physician,
Sazo (500mg) is sulfasalazine which is known as Disease Modifying Anti - Rheumatic Drugs or DMARDs in therapeutic class used for rheumatoid arthritis or mild inflammatory arthritis. It takes time to work. Patient will start to get positive feedbacks from this medication at 4-8 weeks and maximum results at 3-6 months. You can stop taking this drug at any time, no tapering is needed. But, beneficial effects of this medication that you have got from this drug , will be subsided at 6 weeks after stopping to consume.
Sulfasalzine has its own side effects like allergic reaction, lower blood counts or pancytopenia, GIT irritation like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, headache, dizziness, tiredness, urine may become orange or yellow in colour, liver damage, oligospermia (low sperm count) , weight loss etc. A patient with sulfasalzine, should undergo for investigations like blood counts and liver tests between every two weeks to every three months.
Take care. Hope I have answered your questions. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General and Family Physician,
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